[Elecraft] News from Dayton?

[Mike Morrow]

Tom / LA1PHA wrote:

>I would like to add no. 6 to that list.
>
>(6) A battery package that can be mounted on outside of K1 (in same style
>that the tunere for ft-897). Made same hight as K1 and same depth. It is
>made secure with edges that slightly goes overe the top and bottom of K1
and
>secured with one screw in the hole for the stand on the right side.
>It is charged from a standard PS and can be charged when mounted on the rig
>since it has seperate casing.


That's not a bad idea.  I use a 10-cell AA battery case with about a
six-inch cable to the K1.  I use wide rubber bands to firmly secure the
cells in the case.  A more elegant completely enclosed unit of about the
same size would make a great Elecraft option.

I use 2100 mA-hr NiMH cells, and get a fully charged pack voltage of about
14 volts.  The size and weight is considerably less than a SLA battery of
similar capacity.  For longer spells of portable activity, I use 4.5 or 7
A-hr SLA batteries.

I firmly prefer external batteries.  I completely removed my KBT1 option and
returned to the better looking and sounding original top cover and speaker
assembly.  I don't like the idea of possible chemical leakage that is
possible from the KBT1, since nothing is there to isolate any such leakage
to the KBT1 battery assembly.

73,
Mike / KK5F